Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18B.401 — Backup preservation of electronic customer data
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 18B: INSTALLATION AND USE OF TRACKING EQUIPMENT; ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 18B.401
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A subpoena or court order under Article 18B.351 (b) for disclosure of certain electronic customer data held in electronic storage by a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service may, for the purpose of preserving the customer data sought by the subpoena or court order, require that service provider to create a copy of that data. (b) The service provider shall create the copy within a reasonable period as determined by the court issuing the subpoena or court order. (c) On creating a copy under this article, the service provider shall immediately notify the authorized peace officer who presented the subpoena or court order requesting the copy. (d) The service provider may not inform the subscriber or customer whose data is being sought that the subpoena or court order has been issued.
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